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Sleep is non existent. I’m exhausted. That is all.

Has anyone gone back to work and been pregnant within say like 3-4 mths of returning? I’m returning part time and then when I’m full time next year I’m hoping to be pregnant again. Dunno why but I’m scared of the judgement and feeling guilt lol

Baby is 11 mths. Fighting naps like crazy.
See diary of last two days.

Saturday (1 nap day)
Total awake time: 11hrs7 mins (5.5hr ww)
Start day: 6.30am
Nap 1: 12.08pm - 1.51pm (1hr44)
Nap notes: Tried a morning nap at 9.30 and 10 gave up 10.30. Fell asleep quickly at midday less than 5 mins in cot with assistance after a rock.
Bedtime: 7.05pm reading books, in cot 7.15 walked out asleep 7.20pm. Was crying but he quickly put himself to sleep independently.
Night wakes (3-4): 11.45am (resettled himself woke crying), 1.40am resettle by husband, 3am feed, 5.30 woke and couldn’t be resettled

Sunday (2 nap day) 12hr 15 min awake (4.15/4/4)
Start day: 5.30am
Nap 1: 9.45 - 10.20 (35 mins)
Nap notes: tried once again at 9.30 (4hr ww). Wouldn’t go down. Tried everything. Husband tried and got him down at 9.45
Nap 2: 2:20 - 3.35pm (1hr 15- I woke him)
Bed: in cot 7.35pm, walked out when calm put self to sleep by 7.40pm independently.
Night wakes (3): 9.40pm crying resettle by husband, 1am crying resettle by husband, 2.15am (feed) up 5.50am for day

Dealing with 11 months of hellish sleep. Baby has never come close to sleeping through the night. Naps can be a battle we are going through a huge regression right now. I’m staring down the barrel of return to work in a few weeks. My anxiety is building and I’m feeling so resentful of the fact that we have zero help. I never expected it to be like this. I’m chronically sleep deprived and I’ve just had enough.

I’m brainstorming ways I can make our lives easier as I transition back to part time work. I’m considering:
• fortnightly cleaner
• sleep consultant before returning to work
• weaning so I don’t need to pump
• emergency babysitter / potential friend who could do it (paid)

Any other ideas or advice please let me know especially if you’ve had a bad sleeper. It’s doing a number on our marriage having no help and being up still 3-5 times a night. We are exhausted and trying our best but man it’s insanely rough being this tired for a year.

My husband is very helpful and hands on with our baby including at night with resettles so it’s definitely not all on me we are both exhausted

11 mths old. Over the last week baby has suddenly started fighting morning nap like his life depends on it. Nothing I can do can get him down. He will wake 6.30 and nap at 12. We decide to keep him up if he doesn’t take the morning nap and do a big sleep at midday. He will usually sleep just until 2 and go to bed at 6.45-7.

Is this normal? Feels insanely early. 11 months old. Dropped to 2 naps around 6 months from memory.

Currently waking 3-4 times overnight as well. Not sure if he has some enormous developmental leap happening right now.

Currently wearing a singlet, onesie and 3.5 tog sleeping bag. Did you change things up when they were older eg pants and top, sleeping bag with legs? Not sure if I’m over thinking this ha

Has anyone experienced this? I’m celiac and my son is having some issues with poos and a swollen looking belly (I think). He’s also on the lean side but that might just be his genes. I’m exposing him to gluten regularly. He has had constipation since starting solids at 6.5 mths. Currently 11 mths. Seen many GPs. Finally got into a paed in a few weeks.

Sleep is absolute chaos at 11 mths old struggling to get the child down. Just did a 5.5hr ww. Help

I don’t know what’s going on. Is a 1 month nap possible at 11 months. This morning tried to get baby down at 10-10.30 didn’t work he woke at 6.30. Tried again at 11.30. Didn’t work. Previously he used to go down easily with a schedule of 3/3.5/4-4.25

Every day is a fucking rollercoaster at the moment with naps there doesn’t feel there is a schedule anymore and I’m at a complete loss.

What is everyone doing with their 11 months old. I’m on the couch sobbing after trying for so long. He’s waking 2-3 times per night at the moment and not even for feeds just to be resettled. Falls asleep indepdently yes he is normally sleep trained but I don’t know what’s is gone on and I’ve had enough.

10 mths old. For the last 1-2 weeks baby has been waking at similar time every night and sitting up crying. I go in lie him down again and he goes quiet like he’s asleep immediately. I wait a bit leave the room and within minutes sitting up crying again. Every night it’s been for about an hour around 11pm. He then usually sleeps through rest of the night. Falls asleep independently etc.

Dying. 😫

Lately our baby has been waking up once a night every few nights and is up for an hour and is clearly tired like falls asleep wakes up falls asleep wakes up for about an hour u til finally exhausted enough and then sleeps a few hours.

Example yesterday we did 3/4/4 schedule he’s almost 11 months. He went down 7.30 woke 10.30 and it was an hour of this cycle until he finally slept 11.30>3.40 had first overnight feed and slept until 6.30

Is it possible last ww should be 4.5?

How hard is it? Looks intense but fun. I do Pilates but haven’t really done much running before or proper strength workouts. Scared I’ll die lol

Baby is ten months almost 11 and after a month of sickness we’re back to falling asleep independently and happily at bed time. Prior to being sick we’d maybe have 1 wake a night which was amazing after ten months of almost 4-5 or often more!

Now he’s going to sleep and waking almost hourly for the first half of the night up until til about midnight, having a feed and then basically sleeping through.

Is that a sign of more awake time needed? Struggling to figure out what’s going on. I’m going in and resettling him almost hourly until midnight

Currently he’s doing roughly 3/3.75/4.25 hr wake windows and usually like 1.5-2hr total day sleep.

We usually heat at home but going away where we don’t have that option. Thinking thin singlet (sleeveless), thin onesie, 3.5 tog suit? But potentially a 2.5 tog onesie instead under 3.5 tog suit??

We’ve just come off two bugs and 4 new teeth so giving little one some grace but wondering if it’s a schedule issue or something else going on.

Basically we are doing roughly 3/3.5/4.25. He is 10 months old.

So a day could look like
Wake 6.30
Nap 9.30-10
Nap 1.30-3.00
Bed 7.15 usually asleep by 7.20ish

Falls asleep independently at bedtime but having to do a few check ins at the moment as he’s a bit out of whack after a rough month.

Basically he’ll sleep and then wake usually at 9, then maybe 10 and then maybe 11.30 and then after 11.30 he’ll sleep all the way until 5, do a feed then wake for day at 6.30

Just don’t understand what’s happening before midnight!

Prior to getting sick he was usually sleeping until 4am and then having a feed and waking for day at 630

Baby is ten months old and we’ve just been smacked down with two colds/sinus type infections over the last month plus 4 teeth erupting in the space of 2-3 weeks. On and off I’ve had to give nurofen and or Panadol to survive the nights (upwards of 10 wakes a night otherwise). Have given breaks in the day unless a fever.

Stressing he’s had too much over the course of a month. I’ve never exceeded the dosage on the packages ever but I’m just like gosh it feels like a lot but it was literally survival. Anyone else ever stressed about this? We’ve got our final tooth bulging and about to cut through and second sickness starting to ease so I’m hoping we’re nearly at the end of it. I’ve tried night after night to leave it until we’re desperate and then give it and we finally get more like 2-4 hr stretches and not every 15 min wake.

Poor man has been through it. I am TIRED.

Seeing doctor Monday again to rule out any ear infections or similar just incase somethings popped up but I don’t think it’s that.

😢

We are on struggle street! I’d love to know what worked for you and tips and advice. I’m sick with a bug and have had 3 weeks of hellish sleep and I’ve had enough!! Ready to sort it out.

Baby is 10 months nearly 11 months and I feel that the feeds overnight are very snacky and causing night wakes (habitual). Any tips to start the process of night weaning? He falls asleep indepdently at bedtime. I’m also getting ready to return to work and feel our current situation is not sustainable. He’s an amazing eater in the day so I’m confident he’s getting the calories. Thanks!

10 months
Schedule 3/3.5/4.25

Trying so hard. Last night I tried for an hour. He just screamed. I’m so tired.